For a single-family home, if a certified arborist documents that a tree is a danger, Escambia County cannot require a permit or fee to trim or remove it. Routine trimming of your own trees needs no county permit.
Florida Statute 163.045 preempts local tree rules on single-family residential property. When the owner holds documentation from an ISA-certified arborist or a Florida-licensed landscape architect that a tree poses an unacceptable risk, the county may not require notice, application, approval, permit, fee, or mitigation for pruning, trimming, or removal. Escambia County's Land Development Code tree-protection standards (ch. 5, art. 7) apply to development and land-clearing, not to hazard trimming on an existing home. Everyday trimming of your own healthy trees is unregulated.
No penalty applies to permit-free hazardous-tree work backed by arborist documentation. Tree work during development without required Land Development Code approval can draw code-enforcement citations and mitigation costs.
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